Forces in Football
by Monica Carrera-Wilburn
This lesson uses a diagram of a football being punted to demonstrate the forces of motion and the transfer of energy. Students are then challenged to apply what they learned to engineer a mechanical football punter.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nGWPD3bRzi0H_mHpuyxLA-IXDNdpNdgb/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Geometry (G)
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